Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Nov. 17 in Circuit Court. • Casey Ewton, 30, theft by receiving and possession of a controlled substance with the purpose to deliver — $100,000. On Oct. 17, property valued between $4,000-$5,000, including electric motors, car batteries and...

2 dead in shooting attack at Canada's Parliament OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A gunman with a scarf over his face shot to death a Canadian soldier standing guard at the nation's war memorial Wednesday, then stormed Parliament in a hail of gunfire before he was killed by the usually ceremonial sergeant-at-arms, authorities and witnesses said. The attack immediately raised the specter of terrorism, with Canada already on alert because of a deadly hit-and-run earlier in the week against two Canadian ...

Bond hearings (Oct. 21, 2014)The following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Nov. 17 in Circuit Court. • Jeremy Inman, 20, fleeing — $5,000. Inman was arrested on Sunday for driving through a stop sign and fleeing a Russellville Police Department officer, according to a police report. Inman reportedly caused $600 in da...

Derrick pleads guilty to manslaughterApril Derrick, who was initially charged with first-degree murder in the March 1 shooting death of 40-year-old Josh Garner, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in the Pope County Circuit Court. Derrick, 37, was sentenced to 120 months and was credited for the 70 days she spent in the Pope County Detention Center prior to posting a $75,000 bond in May. Derrick was arrested in March following a shooting at a residence on North Market Street in...

Trial date delayed for Greene County justice PARAGOULD (AP) — The felony battery trial of a Greene County justice of the peace is being delayed by a month and moved to a neighboring county. The defense attorney for Justice Ronnie Wood told the Paragould Daily Press that Woods' scheduled court appearance has been moved from Monday until Nov. 20 and will be in Craighead County. Defense attorney Brad Broadaway said Woods can either go to trial or plead guilty. Broadaway would not say if Woo...

Police say 1 killed in Little Rock home invasion LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Little Rock police said a man has been shot and killed during a home invasion and robbery. Lt. Sidney Allen said officers were called about 4:20 a.m. Saturday where witnesses said two men entered the home and robbed those inside at gunpoint. The witnesses said that as the two suspects left, one fired at least one shot that struck and killed the victim. No names have been released.

Investigators seize 54 pounds of potThe Arkansas State Police arrested a California man with 54 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop Thursday in Pope County. Leck Chounlabout, 36, of Stockton, Calif., was traveling east on Interstate 40 when officers stopped him near the 87 mile marker in Russellville around 5:47 p.m., according to a police report. The reason for the stop was not listed in the report. Officers noted smelling marijuana and that Chounlabout was acting "extrem...

Bond hearingsEditor's note: According to Arkansas state law, the media are prohibited from publishing the name of a juvenile unless he or she is formally charged with a felony. The juvenile who appeared during felony bond hearings had not been formally charged as of Friday afternoon. The following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. ...

State Police: Sheriff's deputy wounded in shooting LESLIE (AP) — Arkansas State Police say a Searcy County sheriff's deputy and a 75 year-old man were wounded in a shooting at the Serenity Farm Bread store at Leslie in Searcy County. State police say deputies and a trooper were sent to the store about 11:15 a.m. Friday following reports of an armed man holding two hostages there. State police say when the officers arrived and entered the store, 75-year-old John Kolata opened fire and that a de...

Man arrested in fatal assault in Little Rock LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Police in Little Rock say a homeless man has been arrested in connection with a fatal assault on a second homeless man. Police say officers investigating reports of the assault shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday found 39-year-old Marcus Tidwell on the ground and covered with blood. Police say Tidwell was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Police say witnesses pointed out a suspect and that the man was arrested follow...

Fort Smith man gets 30 years for child porn FORT SMITH (AP) — A 42-year-old Fort Smith man has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison on two counts of receiving images of child pornography. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that John Lea must also complete 10 years of supervised release after the prison term. In March, agents served a search warrant related to the trafficking of child pornography over the internet at Lea's home. Investigators seized two cell phones and fo...

Bond hearingsEditor's note: According to Arkansas state law, the media are prohibited from publishing the name of a juvenile unless he or she is formally charged with a felony. The juvenile who appeared during felony bond hearings had not been formally charged as of Wednesday afternoon. The following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are li...

Springdale man sentenced in child porn case SPRINGDALE (AP) — A 45-year-old Springdale man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison without the possibility of parole for receiving child pornography images. Federal prosecutors said Michael Pankey was also sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 10 years of supervised release. According to court documents, investigators were notified in 2013 that someone in the northwest Arkansas area using the screen name of "Pankster87" had...

Baby sitter in child death case returned to TexasORANGE, Texas — A baby sitter who pleaded guilty to child endangerment after a 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself with her gun has been returned to Texas for violating probation. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says Melissa Ringhardt was being held without bond Monday. She was arrested Oct. 2 in Russellville, Arkansas. Ringhardt in February received four years of probation over last October’s death of John Read. She was watching him at his...

Judge to issue rulings in machete attack case FORT SMITH (AP) — A Sebastian County judge in the case of a man charged with killing two men with a machete says he'll issue written rulings on defense motions in the case. The Times Record reported that Judge Stephen Tabor told attorneys for 21-year-old Gregory Aaron Kinsey that he expects to issue rulings by Tuesday. Kinsey is charged with two counts of capital murder in the June 2013 deaths of Brandon Prince and Nathan Young. Defense attorn...

Convicted arsonist sentenced to 16 years in prison LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to setting fires at a Little Rock apartment complex has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Christopher Thyer said Lacey Rae Moore, 44, was sentenced Friday in addition to being ordered to pay more than $12.5 million in restitution for damage caused by the fires. Moore pleaded guilty in August to two counts of an eight-count indictment that charged her with setting seven fires at Fo...

Floyd, Ward court dates setDANVILLE — The cases against Brooke Floyd and Samuel Lee Ward are each set to go before a jury in Yell County Circuit Court in the next few months. Floyd, 21, was charged with manslaughter in the death of her 10-month-old son, Harper. The medical examiner's office listed Harper's cause of death as exposure and abandonment and the manner as homicide. Floyd's trial was initially scheduled to begin Monday, but was delayed when her attorney, Willi...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Nov. 13 in Circuit Court. • William Ross, 28, theft by receiving and a felon in possession of a firearm — $50,000. On Oct. 1, officers — while executing a search warrant on Ross' residence on another matter — found a handgun that was report...